What color is #141414?

#141414 is a black known as Sooty. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sooty?

The RGB value is 20, 20, 20: 20 red, 20 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sooty?

The complementary color is #141414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sooty color: hex code #141414

#141414 rgb(20, 20, 20)

Shades of black

Sooty has the hex code #141414. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.8% green and 7.8% blue (20, 20, 20).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

Sooty (#141414) color codes

HEX	`#141414`
RGB	`rgb(20, 20, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.32, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.32, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.665, 0.7, 0.762)`
Decimal	`1315860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sooty, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #141414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #141414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141414; }
.text { color: #141414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 20 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141414, #141414); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #141414 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #141414?: #141414 is a black known as Sooty. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sooty?: The RGB value is 20, 20, 20: 20 red, 20 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sooty?: The complementary color is #141414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.